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For what it’s worth, elder financial abuse also frequently happens in secrecy, although that does not mean it can’t also occur in plain sight.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
Leo has criticized the human rights violations documented under the elder Fujimori’s reign and led pro-democracy actions while living in Peru.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The elder Murakami regularly wrote poems during his time as a soldier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The elder Bolsonaro also traveled to Florida on the eve of Lula’s inauguration in December 2022 after losing the election.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The chief elder held up his hands for complete silence, then nodded.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
“I don’t want to be one of the elders on some panel talking about what I would have, could have, should have done,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
"If they would like to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses again and would like to speak to the elders, then they're very welcome to do so."
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Prefunding pensions requires decades of steady capital accumulation and can force one generation to pay twice—for their elders and for their own pensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Duwai approached village elders with a proposal to protect part of their fishing grounds, originally a 30-by-40-metre area within the reef.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Early in February the elders decided that the village should have a new an.yai-yu-kok.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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